Birthday Honours 1978
Ronald Darling Wilson CMG
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
“For services to the community.”
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) · 1978
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“For services to the community.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded 18 times in the Birthday Honours List 1978 — about 1% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the Birthday Honours 1978
Adrian Clarence Buxton
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1978
Alfred Dunbavin Butcher
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1978
“For services to the Zoological Board of Victoria.”
Ben Atkinson Wortley
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1978
“For services to international law.”
Benjamin Leckie Strachan
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1978
Clifford William Squire
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1978
Colin Frederick Figures
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1978
George Buchanan Chalmers
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1978
John Christopher Edmonds
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1978
John Rowland Rich
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1978
Michael Hugh Morgan
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1978
British High Commissioner
Nicholas Charles Gordon Lennox
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1978
Norman Gregory Joseph Behan
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1978
“For services to the community particularly in the fields of medicine and the arts.”
Patrick Taylor Davies
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1978
Paul Ronald Ninnes Fipoot
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1978
Richard Cerdin Griffiths
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1978
Robert James O'Neill
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1978
Timothy John Everard
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1978
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George · 1978
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1978 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1978.
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